My wife and I spent much of this weekend figuring out where we will put things in the new house – lots of small home decorating ideas. Lots of drawings and floor layouts and the like. It’s fun to see her this excited.

Finding Health Insurance Options For Young Adults As a student, I relied on student health services and after college, I was able to get insurance through my job fairly quickly after graduation, so this was never a concern for me. However, this info could be very helpful for some. (@ my money blog)

Mind Games – Guaranteed $500,000 Or A 50% Chance At $1 Million? Only enormous risk takers would take the 50% chance, in my opinion, yet it happens regularly in business and in other aspects of life. Why? This article tries to explain it. (@ money, matter, and more musings)

Money, Math, and a Defense of Diet Coke Plus Lots of little food for thought in this article. For me, one of the shockers was that in downtown San Francisco, you are expected to pay $1.60 for a 20 oz. bottle of Diet Coke. If I pay a dollar here, I feel like I’m getting ripped off. The cost of living difference between SF and Iowa is really shocking sometimes. (@ queercents)

The Simple Dollar Retro: Afraid To Talk About Money With Your Spouse? Ten Tips For “The Talk” Trust me, if there’s a financial issue you’re uncomfortable discussing with your spouse, it’s causing more stress than you think. You are always far better off laying it out on the table and talking about it.